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Human Rights - KEY TERMS Flashcards

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What is censorship?

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Practise of supressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security

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What is discrimination?

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Act of treating groups of people or individuals differently, based on prejudice

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What is extremism?

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Believing or supporting ideas that are far from what most people consider correct or reasonable

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What is personal conviction?

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Something a person strongly feels or believes in

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What is prejudice?

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Judging people to be inferior or superior without cause

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What is relative poverty?

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Standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives in

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What is absolute poverty?

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Acute state of deprivation, someone cannot access basic necessities such as food and water

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What is social justice?

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Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice & valuing diversity. Ensuring everyone has equal opportunities and rights

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